by Samantha Hoover | Nov 29, 2022 | Comparative Law, Disability, Healthcare, Human Rights, Italy
This article will suggest that the U.S. should follow the legal framework of Italy’s involuntary commitment laws. Adding the “need for treatment” standard, coupled with increasing the number of verifications along the chain to commitment, could affect the rates of...
by Austin Newman | Nov 7, 2022 | All, Climate Change, Environment, Europe, European Union, Germany, Italy, Russia, Ukraine, United Kingdom
After decades of investing in renewable energy sectors while decreasing investment in fossil fuels and relying on Russian gas instead, the European Union now finds itself in an energy crisis. After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Europe responded by banning the...
by Jocelyn Martinez | Oct 27, 2022 | All, Comparative Law, Criminal Procedure, Europe, European Union, Italy
Introduction This article will look at the United States rights guaranteed to a defendant during pretrial proceedings and focus on the rights afforded to defendants in Italy. United States and Italy In the United States, once a person has been charged or convicted...
by Keegan James | Apr 11, 2022 | All, Elections, Europe, European Union, Italy
Per the Constitution, the Italian President must be an Italian citizen over the age of fifty elected by members of Parliament for a seven year term. The office is primarily ceremonial, but the President of Italy is important domestically. The President represents...
by Renée Lettow Lerner | Jan 24, 2022 | All, Comparative Law, Criminal Procedure, Europe, Human Rights, Italy, Philosophy of the Law
Note: This is the third and final post of a three-part series on inquisitorial procedure and its lessons for the U.S. criminal justice system. The first post explained the importance of making the results of the investigation fully available to the defense counsel and...
